The Commonwealth Poetry Podcast

Join @gylesb1 & @aphrabrandreth as they celebrate poetry & the Commonwealth with people from across the Commonwealth #poetry #poems #podcast #commonwealth

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It’s global! Travelling across the commonwealth & beyond. Delighted that the Commonwealth Poetry Podcast has been downloaded in 77 countries in its first 48 hours.

Listen to our first episode at https://t.co/Qmzjr3U7mt

[Gyles Brandreth @GylesB1]

Saluting Niall Thomas who has been the leading technical genius in charge of the ⁦@CWPoetryPodcast⁩ since we started. Check out our final (for the moment) episode today. It’s a special one. Enjoy.

Thanks for everything, Niall!

[Sudeep Sen @sudeepsennet]

ANTHROPOCENE (@PippaRannBooks UK) wins the The Wise Owl Literary Award 2025. Thank you to the jurors, publishers and all my readers!

@carolynforche @ilya_poet @ranjithoskote @seagullbooks @sahityaakademi @PoetrySociety @PoetryFound @CWPoetryPodcast @griffinpoetry @Poetry_Daily

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https://t.co/PEufF6YxZ5

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It's Podcast Sunday, & it’s our final episode (for now!)

In this special episode @GylesB1 & @AphraBrandreth are joined by @PScotlandCSG, the outgoing Commonwealth Secretary-General.

Thank you for being part of the adventure!

@uochester @royalcwsociety
@commonwealthsec

[Linda Yueh @lindayueh]

I join @CWPoetryPodcast hosted by @GylesB1 @AphraBrandreth The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition 2024 organised by @royalcwsociety

Featuring young winners &
Tanya Reynolds –Actor
Clive Myree –Journalist
Richard Ayoade –Comedian
Toby Stephens -Actor
https://t.co/IUnrbDyRJt

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It’s podcast Sunday!

Join @GylesB1 and @AphraBrandreth as they discover more about Papua New Guinea and its poetry with Betty S Chapau

Take a listen at
https://t.co/HDbvBapsUY

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Just one week till our next adventure - in the meantime don't forget to listen to this week's episode with Fijian poet Daren Kamali aka DKPoet. Listen now at https://t.co/1bIQkcYJGS

#commonwealth #poetry #podcast

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It’s podcast Sunday! Next Stop Fiji with Daren Kamali aka DKPoet

Take a listen at https://t.co/A8XnKiNkln

With @GylesB1 @AphraBrandreth @DarenKamali

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For Remembrance Sunday we’re re-visiting a special episode. Join Gyles and Aphra hearing from HRH The Duke of Kent, former President of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, and Royal biographer Hugo Vickers.

https://t.co/w5JtKPnJgX

#remembrancesunday
#lestweforget

[Vicky the Poet |Child activist|Child marriage |FGM @poet_vicky]

It was an amazing discussion
Thank you.
@AphraBrandreth and your amazing dad @GylesB1

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It’s podcast Sunday! @GylesB1 & @aphrabrandreth meet teenage poet & activist Victoria Kanu. Better known as Vicky the Poet, @poet_vicky is a household name in #SierraLeone who has used her talent to transform & impact lives.

https://t.co/RJlxc6xfeW

#Commonwealth #poetry

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Just one week till our next adventure – in the meantime don’t forget to listen to this week’s episode with Pasifika poet Audrey Brown-Pereira. Listen now at https://t.co/PEW64r724S

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Start the weekend with Gyles and Aphra Brandreth as they meet poets, writers, and High Commissioners from across the #Commonwealth to celebrate poetry. This week, the duo are joined by Pasifika poet, Audrey Brown-Pereira. Enjoy now at https://t.co/PEW64r6ufk

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Join Gyles and Aphra Brandreth as they celebrate the people and #poetry of the #Commonwealth. You can enjoy all episodes at https://t.co/PEW64r6ufk

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In this week’s episode, Audrey Brown-Pereira offers unique insights into how poetry can open doors to worlds previously unknown. Listen now at https://t.co/PEW64r6ufk

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Our #poet of the week is Audrey Brown-Pereira who shares ‘They Taking Pictures of Us in the Water’ and ‘May she rest in Peace’ from her book 'A-wake-(e)nd' (2023). Listen now at https://t.co/PEW64r724S

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This week's special guest is Audrey Brown-Pereira, an an innovative poet who plays with text on the page and performs words in the air/ ear. Find out more now https://t.co/i3XfjPNmBj

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It's podcast Sunday! In this fortnight’s episode, Gyles and Aphra Brandreth take a virtual trip to #Samoa. They’re joined by Audrey Brown-Pereira, a Pasifika poet, known for her innovative approach to #poetry and her playful use of text on the page https://t.co/i3XfjPNmBj

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What does poetry mean to you? #Commonwealth #Poetry #Podcast

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It's #WorldMentalHealthDay! Take a moment to explore the benefits of reading, writing, or reciting #poetry. You could listen to one of the 60 incredible episodes of the #Commonwealth #Poetry #Podcast at https://t.co/PEW64r6ufk @nk_masinga